Film Review: Pixar Turbocharges Action, Setting And Characters For Cars 2 Sequel Trades Up To A Newer, Jazzier, More Explosion-Filled Model Confessionally speaking, Cars is my least favorite Pixar film. Rest easy, fans, it’s faint damnation. The worst CG-animated toon from Pixar is better [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 23, 2011 Read More Oh
I Like To Watch (Instantly): How I Killed My Father, Sin Nombre Notable Father-Drama Titles From The Netflix Watch Instantly World In this oh-so-French psychodrama, a successful, middle-aged gerontologist in the wealthy suburb of Versailles realizes that his happy life is a carefully constructed [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 16, 2011 Read More How I Killed My Father
Film Review: Brad Pitt Gets Metaphysical In Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life Acclaimed Filmmaker Gives Us Life, The Universe And Sean Penn [photo]Terrence Malick is an artist of singular abilities. Over the course of his distinguished, nearly 40-year career, he’s directed exactly five films ( [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 16, 2011 Read More
I Like To Watch (Instantly): Jack Goes Boating, Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead Notable Philip Seymour Hoffman Titles From The Netflix Watch Instantly World Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars in this downbeat romantic dramedy about two working-class New York couples. Hoffman is a lonely limo driver [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 09, 2011 Read More Jack Goes Boating
I Like To Watch (Instantly): Before Sunset, P.s. Notable High-Def Romantic Titles From The Netflix Watch Instantly World Remember the 1995 Gen X romance Before Sunrise, which hooked up Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy for an all-night chat-a-thon on the train [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 09, 2011 Read More Before Sunset
Incendies Pulls The Curtain Back On Family History, Regional Strife Wrenching Middle Eastern Drama Pulls The Curtain Back On Family History, Regional Strife [photo]For the general population of the world, the Middle East is a confusing place. It’s a region in seemingly eternal conflict, a contentious [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 02, 2011 Read More “Do you feel lucky
I Like To Watch (Instantly): Colin, Survival Of The Dead Notable Low-Budget Zombie Titles From The Netflix Watch Instantly World Ever wonder, What's the story of that reanimated corpse wandering around in the background of the zombie movie? Not only is this British [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 26, 2011 Read More Colin
Film Review: Morgan Spurlock Warms Up To Selling Out In Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Filmmaker Buys Into The Idea Of Selling Out [photo]Back in 1986, the British cyberpunk band Sigue Sigue Sputnik sold off advertising space between tracks on their debut album Flaunt It . [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 26, 2011 Read More Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock
Film Review: Will Ferrell Gets Serious In Raymond Carver’s Cruel Suburbs For Everything Must Go A Low-Key Will Ferrell Dips His Toe In The Melancholy Suburbs Of Raymond Carver While fellow funnymen Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Jack Black are content to stay in their comfort zones making the same mainstream, man-boy [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 12, 2011 Read More Will Ferrell tests out the merchandise in Everything Must Go .
Film Review: Wishy-Washy Rom-Com Something Borrowed Will Leave Viewers Blue Wishy-Washy Romantic Comedy Will Leave You Blue [photo]To give credit where credit is due, Something Borrowed imagines a scenario weightier and more serious than most romantic comedies. The film, based [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 05, 2011 Read More Nope